For months now, I've been reluctant to talk about third parties. That's not because of any

individual candidates, but that it's hard to know what type of impact they could have in November,

especially at this early stage.

But this week, some news caught my attention.

The Democratic National Committee has just formed a unit to specifically push back against third party and independent candidates.

And it comes at the same time, some Biden allies formed a super PAC called Clear Choice that plans to do the same.

Meaning clearly, Team Biden is worried about the potential impact of outsider candidates.

And one candidate in particular is likely the of He's polling above 10% in national surveys.

His team says he's already secured ballot access

in key states like Nevada and New Hampshire.

And of course, he's a Kennedy.

But for as much as R.F.K. Jr. could matter in November.

Very little is known about him at this point.

Besides his famous name, in his history of spreading conspiratorial claims

about COVID, vaccines, and the political system as a whole.

So after exploring the two major candidates and how Democratic

and Republican leadership helped create the conditions for Biden versus Trump

again, I wanted to talk to the person who's crashing the rematch party and positioning himself as a potential

spoiler for them both.

Today, an interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

From the New York Times, I'm a Stad Herndon.

This is the run-up. Why not?

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